Square Appointments vs SimplyBook.me
Two scheduling tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Square Appointments fits retail shop.SimplyBook.me fits restaurant or café, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
- Square Appointments suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | Square AppointmentsBlock | |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Free booking with unlimited staff calendars and Square payments | Online booking with a free plan and flat team pricing |
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Six-person team | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Plans | Free $0/mo per location; Plus $49/mo per location; Premium $149/mo per location; in-person 2.6% + 15¢ on Free (2.5%/2.4% on Plus/Premium); online 3.3% + 30¢ on Free | Free (50 bookings/mo, 1 provider); billed yearly: Basic $11.90/mo (100 bookings, 5 providers); Standard $24.90 (500, 15); Premium $49.90 (2,000, 30); monthly $13.90/$29.90/$59.90; 14-day trial |
| Pricing model | Free tier | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Users | Unlimited staff calendars | 1 provider on free |
| Both connect to | No shared connections on record. | |
| Also connects to | None in our catalog | None in our catalog |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Every plan (US) | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Phone: 6am–6pm PT M–F for the first 90 days (Square Free only), 6am–6pm PT M–F (Square Plus only), 24/7 (Square Premium only) | Live chat: 24 hours on weekdays; on weekends chat messages answered twice a day |
| Incidents posted | 14 incidents posted on Block's status page, which covers all Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Block. Status page | We found no public status page for SimplyBook.me. |
| Capterra score | 4.5 / 5 from 263 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 1,293 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 4.5 / 5 from 804 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 50 | 35 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 15 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 90 | 85 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 30 | 60 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 45 | 65 |
| Fit: Online store | 20 | 20 |
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| Visit Square Appointments | Visit SimplyBook.me | |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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